Week 1, 2041

played in New Orleans, CA

59 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	10	0	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	6	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:56 ATL - Julio Harding 53 field goal
2Q: 07:16 ATL - Julio Harding 20 field goal
2Q: 04:10 ATL - Brandon Lyle 43 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 11:33 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 33 field goal
4Q: 02:59 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:56 ATL - Julio Harding 53 field goal
2Q: 07:16 ATL - Julio Harding 20 field goal
2Q: 04:10 ATL - Brandon Lyle 43 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 11:33 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 33 field goal
4Q: 02:59 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 38 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 280 356
- Offensive Plays 58 74
- Yards per Play 4.83 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 113 114
- Rushing Attempts 36 25
- Yards per Rush 3.14 4.56
Net Passing Yards 167 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 12 - 0 48 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.59 4.94
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/54
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:32 29:28

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	280	356
- Offensive Plays	58	74
- Yards per Play	4.83	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	113	114
- Rushing Attempts	36	25
- Yards per Rush	3.14	4.56
Net Passing Yards	167	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 12 - 0	48 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.59	4.94
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/54
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:32	29:28

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
1	10:44	5:54	OWN 15	10	49	Field Goal
1	2:43	1:33	OWN 30	4	17	Punt
2	12:12	5:03	OWN 20	10	77	Field Goal
2	6:18	2:23	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
2	1:09	1:04	OWN 7	3	-3	Punt
3	10:13	0:57	OWN 41	3	-10	Punt
3	7:49	2:51	OWN 35	6	20	Punt
4	11:25	2:09	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	8:01	2:16	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
4	2:53	0:35	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	1:51	1:51	OPP 27	3	15	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	1:41	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
1	4:50	2:07	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
1	1:10	3:58	OWN 27	8	29	Punt
2	7:09	0:51	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	3:55	2:46	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 26	1	15	Half
3	15:00	4:47	OWN 29	9	42	Missed FG
3	9:16	1:27	OWN 35	3	30	Fumble
3	4:58	8:33	OWN 1	18	83	Field Goal
4	9:16	1:15	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	5:45	2:52	OWN 31	11	48	Field Goal
4	2:18	0:27	OWN 27	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Derek Carr, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Peter Horn	19	85	4.47	25	2
Maurice Culbertson	8	-3	-0.38	4	0
Francisco Nixon	7	25	3.57	7	0
Derek Carr	2	6	3.00	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Bobro	14	64	4.57	15	1
Adam England	7	33	4.71	9	0
Randall Wolf	2	11	5.50	9	0
Bryant Burtner	1	6	6.00	6	0
Marco Gillespie	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	21	12	176	1/9	1	43	0	100.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	48	26	248	1/6	0	27	0	68.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlton Incontro	4	6	36	9.00	0	15	0
WR Brandon Lyle	2	4	49	24.50	1	43	1
WR Mo Horton	2	2	29	14.50	13	18	0
FB Mitch Fletcher	1	1	40	40.00	38	40	0
RB Peter Horn	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Wayne Rogers	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Shaun Watkins	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Jeffrey Clauss	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Sherman Shaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Maurice Culbertson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Mark Bobro	6	8	42	7.00	7	12
TE Greg Emerson	6	13	83	13.83	32	27
WR Angel Sturdivant	6	9	62	10.33	10	15
WR Bryant Burtner	4	9	41	10.25	10	19
RB Adam England	1	1	3	3.00	5	3
WR Tavon Austin	1	3	9	9.00	1	9
WR Declan Powell	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
FB Marco Gillespie	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
TE Johnny Ketteridge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Francisco Nixon	1	0	0
Brandon Lyle	0	1	0
Kris Leak	0	1	0
Reuben Fuller	0	0	1
Chance Kelley	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Bobro	1	0	0
Bryant Burtner	1	0	0
Greg Emerson	0	1	0
Walt Madison	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	8	368	46.0	40.1	57	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	6	249	41.5	34.2	47	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmie Apodaca	2/3	0/1	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Horn	2	24	12.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Angel Sturdivant	2	17	8.5	0
Tavon Austin	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	1	19	19.0	0
Kyle Fuller	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jake Humphries	8	2	0.0	22	42
S Gage Yellig	7	4	0.0	25	48
CB Chance Kelley	7	1	0.0	25	49
ILB Ted Sims	6	3	0.0	20	46
S Drew Ferguson	5	2	0.0	21	46
CB Isaac Kerr	5	2	0.0	10	26
S Kris Leak	4	2	0.0	25	49
CB Reuben Fuller	3	0	0.0	19	43
DT Aaron Donald	2	1	1.0	20	34
ILB Austin Meek	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Herman Dillon	1	0	0.0	11	18
DE Curtis Chrisman	1	0	0.0	20	46
DT Maxwell Knauls	1	0	0.0	8	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sammie Collins	9	2	1.0	35	21
S Clifton McIntyre	8	2	0.0	36	22
OLB Ian Whitehurst	5	2	0.0	26	10
CB Dennis Meidinger	4	0	0.0	15	13
DT Walt Madison	3	2	0.0	34	20
S Kris Wooden	3	2	0.0	20	19
OLB Doug Reeves	3	1	0.0	31	18
CB Kyle Fuller	3	1	0.0	33	20
DT Winfred Lofton	3	0	0.0	35	20
DE Vince Cole	2	0	0.0	14	6
DE Conrad Tatum	1	3	0.0	24	16
CB Korey Beyer	1	1	0.0	28	18
CB Johnnie Pulliam	1	0	0.0	1	3
DE Jace Gilmore	1	0	0.0	29	18
CB Weston Woodson	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Aaron Donald	1.0	0	3	1	34
DE Curtis Chrisman	0.0	1	1	0	46
DE Conrad Boyd	0.0	0	1	0	36
DT Maxwell Knauls	0.0	0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Sammie Collins	1.0	0	0	21
DE Conrad Tatum	0.0	1	0	16
CB Korey Beyer	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jake Humphries	5	2	42
CB Chance Kelley	5	1	49
S Drew Ferguson	4	1	46
S Kris Leak	3	2	49
ILB Ted Sims	3	1	46
S Gage Yellig	3	0	48
CB Reuben Fuller	2	0	43
CB Isaac Kerr	1	0	26

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Clifton McIntyre	3	2	22
ILB Sammie Collins	3	1	21
CB Dennis Meidinger	2	0	13
OLB Doug Reeves	1	1	18
S Kris Wooden	1	0	19
CB Kyle Fuller	1	0	20
CB Weston Woodson	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Kowal	5	14	1	36	1	22
Marco Hutton	2	7	0	36	0	22
Darrell Stephens	2	5	0	36	0	22
Wes Hare	0	4	0	36	0	22
Malachi Purnell	0	3	0	36	0	22
Mitch Fletcher	0	1	0	26	0	14

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ben Jones	6	8	0	25	0	49
Keegan Scheungrab	3	5	1	25	0	49
Reuben Shaw	2	4	1	25	1	49
Robbie Rose	2	2	0	25	0	49
Lonnie Duffy	1	3	1	25	0	49
Greg Emerson	0	1	0	22	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Maurice Culbertson	1	23
Chester Buckley	1	15
Junior Udeze	1	10
Wes Hare	1	10
Carlton Incontro	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Fulcher	1	12
Adam England	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Leak	---	---	25	49	10	84
Chance Kelley	---	---	25	49	3	77
Gage Yellig	---	---	25	48	2	75
Jake Humphries	---	---	22	42	6	70
Drew Ferguson	---	---	21	46	3	70
Ted Sims	---	---	20	46	3	69
Curtis Chrisman	---	---	20	46	3	69
Marco Hutton	36	22	---	---	10	68
Wes Hare	36	22	---	---	10	68
Reuben Fuller	---	---	19	43	2	64
Carlton Incontro	35	19	---	---	9	63
Aaron Donald	---	---	20	34	5	59
Peter Kowal	36	22	---	---	---	58
Malachi Purnell	36	22	---	---	---	58
Darrell Stephens	36	22	---	---	---	58
Derek Carr	36	22	---	---	---	58
Conrad Boyd	---	---	20	36	2	58
Mitch Fletcher	26	14	---	---	13	53
Shaun Watkins	21	11	---	---	15	47
Jeffrey Clauss	24	14	---	---	8	46
Isaac Kerr	---	---	10	26	9	45
Maurice Culbertson	9	9	---	---	23	41
Brandon Lyle	15	11	---	---	13	39
Peter Horn	20	10	---	---	5	35
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	11	16	7	34
Maxwell Knauls	---	---	8	20	5	33
Herman Dillon	---	---	11	18	1	30
Wayne Rogers	15	14	---	---	---	29
Jaden Sandoval	---	---	3	7	16	26
Shea McClellin	---	---	4	4	15	23
Parker Sybrowski	---	---	6	6	9	21
Chester Buckley	---	---	0	0	15	15
Mo Horton	8	4	---	---	3	15
Austin Meek	---	---	5	3	6	14
Francisco Nixon	7	3	---	---	3	13
J.B. Blair	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dexter Rayburn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Junior Udeze	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	8	8
B.J. Morris	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scottie Thornton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Deron Farler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sherman Shaw	0	1	---	---	---	1
Nathan Stargell	---	---	0	0	1	1
Lukas Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robbie Rose	25	49	---	---	9	83
Greg Emerson	22	47	---	---	9	78
Ben Jones	25	49	---	---	---	74
Mark Bobro	16	34	---	---	24	74
Reuben Shaw	25	49	---	---	---	74
Randall Wolf	25	49	---	---	---	74
Lonnie Duffy	25	49	---	---	---	74
Keegan Scheungrab	25	49	---	---	---	74
Bryant Burtner	20	39	---	---	14	73
Clifton McIntyre	---	---	36	22	3	61
Angel Sturdivant	18	37	---	---	6	61
Walt Madison	---	---	34	20	5	59
Marco Gillespie	17	32	---	---	10	59
Kyle Fuller	---	---	33	20	6	59
Sammie Collins	---	---	35	21	2	58
Winfred Lofton	---	---	35	20	3	58
Doug Reeves	---	---	31	18	2	51
Jace Gilmore	---	---	29	18	2	49
Korey Beyer	---	---	28	18	1	47
Conrad Tatum	---	---	24	16	4	44
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	26	10	5	41
Kris Wooden	---	---	20	19	1	40
Johnny Ketteridge	6	16	---	---	15	37
Brody Norris	---	---	17	5	12	34
Adam England	9	15	---	---	8	32
Dennis Meidinger	---	---	15	13	2	30
Vince Cole	---	---	14	6	10	30
Tavon Austin	6	15	---	---	6	27
T.J. Burroughs	---	---	5	4	18	27
Weston Woodson	---	---	3	2	17	22
Agamemnon Alford	3	2	---	---	11	16
Levon Fulcher	2	1	---	---	12	15
Declan Powell	6	7	---	---	---	13
Johnnie Pulliam	---	---	1	3	8	12
Winfred Matteson	---	---	7	4	---	11
Jumbo Greer	---	---	1	1	7	9
Mario Gulden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Taylor Lewan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Blaine Iveans	0	0	---	---	9	9
Britt Garner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jimmie Apodaca	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chad Barnes	---	---	2	2	1	5
Earl Leyes	0	0	---	---	3	3
Derrick Kitchings	0	0	---	---	2	2
William Gerdes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	38	2.7
Middle	16	39	2.4
Right	5	38	7.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	10	45	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	21	12	2	1	2	4	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	48	26	2	3	5	7	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	58	11.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	20	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	43	21.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	143	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	97	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlton Incontro	6	4	0	36	0	19
WR Brandon Lyle	4	2	1	49	1	11
WR Mo Horton	2	2	0	29	0	4
RB Peter Horn	2	1	0	0	0	10
WR Wayne Rogers	2	1	1	11	0	14
FB Mitch Fletcher	1	1	0	40	1	14
TE Jeffrey Clauss	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Sherman Shaw	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Maurice Culbertson	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Shaun Watkins	1	1	0	11	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Greg Emerson	13	6	2	83	2	47
WR Bryant Burtner	9	4	1	41	0	39
WR Angel Sturdivant	9	6	1	62	0	37
RB Mark Bobro	8	6	1	42	0	34
WR Tavon Austin	3	1	0	9	0	15
FB Marco Gillespie	3	1	0	1	0	32
RB Adam England	1	1	0	3	0	15
TE Johnny Ketteridge	1	0	0	0	0	16
WR Declan Powell	1	1	0	7	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	3	18	6.00	4.47
Derek Carr	1	-2	-2.00	3.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	1	0	0	0.00	8.38

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jeffrey Clauss	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Maurice Culbertson	4	0
Francisco Nixon	2	1
Peter Horn	1	0
Derek Carr	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Wolf	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	5	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	17	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlton Incontro	3	1	1
WR Brandon Lyle	1	0	0
WR Mo Horton	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Emerson	5	2	0
RB Mark Bobro	3	3	2
WR Angel Sturdivant	3	1	1
WR Tavon Austin	2	1	1
WR Bryant Burtner	2	2	2
RB Adam England	1	1	0
WR Declan Powell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)